Sash-holder



(No Model.)

A'. T. CHURCH.

l SASH HOLDER. No. 357,578. Patented Feb. 15, 1887.

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SASH-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming pari: of Letters Patent No. 357,578, datedFebruary 15, 1887.

' Application filed 'June 17, 1886. Serial No. 205,451. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, ALVIN TAYLOR CHURCH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Farmington, `in the county lof Van Buren and State of Iowa,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sash Holders andLocks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention', such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing hadV to the accompanying drawings, which forin part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to thatclass of side attachments for windows forthe purpose of holding the sash, and has for its object a devicesoconstructed that by means of a lever-arm a beveled shafthead can beturned against a beveled lug on an angle-piece in a socket of awindow-sash stile to hold a roller therein against the casing of thewindow, thereby locking the sash at any desired point; and it consistsin the construction hereinafter described, and more particularly pointedout in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l represents my invention applied to awindow-sash in a casing ready for use, the sash being broken away toshow the device. Fig. 2 is aplan View of the angle-piece holding theroller in the 0, is made by cutting an inwardlybeveled opening from theouter side of the stilein shape adapted to hold my fastening device.

At or near the upper and outer edge of the socket there is hinged orpivoted an anglepiece, D, that rests within the socket, so that itsangle-arm d on itsdower end can pass into the socket a sufficientdistance to be within the outer edge of the sasl1stile C.

On the inner side of the main arm d ofthe angle-piece, and at or nearthe anglearm d, there is a beveled lug, a, extending a part of the wayup the main arm as it lies in the socket, for the beveled head of alever-shaft to Work against to prevent its frictional contact with themain arm.

In the bottom of the socket a recess, E, is made, from which ahole, e,isextcnded through the sash-stile. Within this hole and recess a shaft,F, having a hinged lever-arm, G, is inserted through the socket fromlthe outer side of the sash-stile. On the outer end of the shaft there isa head, f, having a beveled end,which is made to bear against thebeveled lng a on the inner side of theinain arm d of the anglepiece, andon the inner side of the head there is placedawasher, b, adapted to iitin the bottom of the socket c, for the head of the shaft to rest uponwhen it is turned; Between the washer and lever-arm a coiled spring, H,is placed on the shaft, which lits into the recess E in the bottoni ofthe socket and bears against the washer to hold the beveled head f ofthe shaft'against the beveled lug on the angle-piece.

The angle-piece D is constructed to hold a roller, I, at its lower endon its angle-arm d, which is gradually pressed against the casing bytheaction of a coiled spring, H, to holdtlie sash in position.

In operation, as the window-sash is raised, the roller turns on the armd of' the anglepiece by its gentle frictional contact with the casing A,and when at its desired height, and the movement of the sash isreversed, the roller at once rides up on the inclined main arm d of theangle-piece, and so binds against the casing and the angle-piece astoprevent a further descent of the sash.. Vhen it is desired to lower thesash, it is slightly raised and the lever-arm Gis grasped with one handand the 'shaft slightly withdrawn to overcome the action ofthe spring H,and held in that position when the roller falls down upon the angle-armd, and the sash slides down in the' casing without resistance.

The device forms a cam-lever lock for window-sash, and is adapted tofasten them at any desired point.

The beveled head f of the shaft being in the socket,with its thin edgeextending downward,

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with the lug` a on the lower portion of the angie-piece resting on andbeing of the same inclination as the head in this position, the le`ver-arm G is given a partial turn, bringing one edge of the middle orthickened part of the beveled head at the lowest point of the head inplace of the thin edge, thereby crowding the angle-piece outward andpressing the roller I against the easingA, locking the sash in position.Vheu there is suficient space between the window stile and easing, thelever-arn1 is turned upward until it strikes the glass, thereby bringingthe thickest part of the beveled head at the lowest point of the head,crowding the angle-pieceoutward still farther, with the saine result asabove set forth. By this construction a secure lockis formed, as well asa holder for a sash, which can be loosened from the outside only bybreaking the glass.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. A combined sash holder and lock, consist-ing of au angle-piece hingedin a socket in a Sashstile and having a free roller thereon, with acamdever at or near the end of the iuner side of the anglepieee oppositethe hinged end, adapted to press the roller against the window-easingand look the sash in position, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

2. The combination, with a sash-stile having a socket with anangle-piece hinged therein, carrying a free roller and provided with abeveled lug ou its inner side, of a shaft secured in the sashstile onthe inside of the anglepieee, having a head with a beveled end adaptedto work over thelug to lock the sash in position, as set forth.

3. A saslrstile having a socket with an in elined angle-piece hingedtherein carrying a free roller, said anglepiece having ak beveled lug onthe inner side of its main arm, and a shaft in the socket passingthrough the sashstile and provided with a hinged lever-arm on its innerend and a beveled head on its outer end, held against the lug on theangle-piece by a spring and adapted to work over the lug to hold andlock the sash, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I afiix my siguaturein presence of two witnesses.

ALVIN TAYLOR CHURCH.

XVitnesses:

S. It. FRENCH, DANIEL Tarma.

